Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid =p2055119.m1438.l2649

Asking price is too high either way IMO

On 7/10/2017 9:46 AM, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid =p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

There's cheaper alternatives to waste your time/money on.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/B-K-precision-520-MHZ-frequency-counter-/322577742771?hash=item4b1b21bbb3:g:3vkAAOSwVJhZWr8 z



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On Monday, July 10, 2017 at 10:47:03 AM UTC-4, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid =p2055119.m1438.l2649

Asking price is too high either way IMO

Rode hard and put away wet...

Short answer is a resounding NO.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA

In article ,
says...

Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid =p2055119.m1438.l2649

Asking price is too high either way IMO

Unless it is for some collection, I would send it off to the scrap heap.
I would not even think about paying the postage if it was given to me.

Some old things are worth playing with if you have nothing else to do.
I don't think this is even one of those.

On 10/07/17 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid =p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

Gut it out. Build in a PC. Sell it to a hipster.

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On 07/10/2017 11:20 AM, wrote:
On Monday, July 10, 2017 at 10:47:03 AM UTC-4, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid =p2055119.m1438.l2649

Asking price is too high either way IMO

Rode hard and put away wet...

Short answer is a resounding NO.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA


I appreciate the sanity-check ;-)

On 07/10/2017 11:51 AM, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 10/07/17 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid =p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

Gut it out. Build in a PC. Sell it to a hipster.


It's got like, toobs, man. They sound warm

On 10/07/2017 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid =p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

If you like NIXIs strip them out and use modern driving and build a room
clock , with a wow factor

On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:10:39 +0100, N_Cook wrote:

On 10/07/2017 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Comp...ments-Company-
Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%
3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

Deffo.


If you like NIXIs strip them out and use modern driving and build a room
clock , with a wow factor

Nice idea that.

On 07/10/2017 12:21 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:10:39 +0100, N_Cook wrote:

On 10/07/2017 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Comp...ments-Company-
Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%
3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

Deffo.


If you like NIXIs strip them out and use modern driving and build a room
clock , with a wow factor

Nice idea that.


Meh, I could buy a couple dozen good Soviet planned-economy
strong-like-bear NOS nixies for that price.

On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:51:34 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
wrote:

On 10/07/17 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid =p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

Gut it out. Build in a PC. Sell it to a hipster.

Steampunk conversions are more interesting:
https://www.google.com/search?q=steampunk+computer&tbm=isch

Take a closer look at red plastic in the panel on the photos. It
kinda looks like those are Nixie tubes behind the plastic. That could
make it some kind of collectors item. I assume that it does't work
since the seller didn't bother plugging it in. So, you could modify
it into a large Nixie tube digital clock and power line frequency
meter, or just forget about it because it's far too much work.

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On 07/10/2017 01:40 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:51:34 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
wrote:

On 10/07/17 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid =p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

Gut it out. Build in a PC. Sell it to a hipster.

Steampunk conversions are more interesting:
https://www.google.com/search?q=steampunk+computer&tbm=isch

Take a closer look at red plastic in the panel on the photos. It
kinda looks like those are Nixie tubes behind the plastic. That could
make it some kind of collectors item. I assume that it does't work
since the seller didn't bother plugging it in. So, you could modify
it into a large Nixie tube digital clock and power line frequency
meter, or just forget about it because it's far too much work.

On closer inspection it looks like it's missing a backplane card too.
Who knows where one would find a replacement...